It was a truism that all civilizations were basically neurotic until they made contact with everybody else and found their place within the ever-changing meta-civilisation of other beings, because, until then, during the stage when they honestly believed they might be entirely alone in existence, all solo societies were possessed of both an inflated sense of their own importance and a kind of existential terror at the sheer scale and apparent emptiness of the universe.

Monday, July 10, 2017

SlingShot bench press 330x6, 345x4, 330x4, 315x5 - all these were supposed to be sets of six.

T-bar row 1s x 10, 4s x 8-10

Barbell extensions 2s x 6-8

Smith machine incline bench press 4s x 5

Everyone always says pressing and squatting in the Smith machine is "easier". This has not been my experience, especially with squats and incline presses. Every time I press it feels like my shoulders are going to explode.

Preacher curl machine drop sets x 3

Overhead cable extensions 3s x 8-10

7 July 2017

Squat 385x3, 405x2, 410x4, 430x4, 450x4, 460x3, 430x4

Used knee wraps with 460 to get four reps. Didn't get four reps. But I didn't die crushed under the bar either, so I guess it's a draw.

Stiff-legged deadlift 3s x 5

Getting better at these. I use a light weight and try to get a good hamstring contraction. Worked this time as my hamstrings were cramping up toward the end.

Monday, July 3, 2017

Once again I was completely crushed by Sunday's raw bench workout, but this time I hit all goal weights. I think the seated behind-the-neck press is the main culprit for the extreme soreness. It's the only thing I've changed in my pressing routine, I'm using slightly heavier weight and pressing off pins (bottom up).

Smith machine bent over row 1s x 10, 2s x 8

Barbell extensions 2s x 8

Strict curl 1s x 10, 1s x 5

Incline bench press 3s x 5

Preacher curl machine drop sets x 3

30 June 2017

Squat 365x5, 405x5, 425x4, 445x4, 425x4, 405x5

Stiff-legged deadlift 3s x 5

Light deadlift after squats, light squats after deadlifts. Will see how long this lasts.